Thaburi 10
1 Wee Jehova, ũkũrũgama haraaya nĩkĩ? Wĩhithaga nĩkĩ hĩndĩ ya mathĩĩna?
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu etĩĩaga rĩrĩa ekũhĩta andũ arĩa matarĩ hinya, rĩrĩa magwatio nĩ mĩbango ĩyo mathugundĩte.
Through the haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu erahagĩra merirĩria ma ngoro yake; arathimaga andũ arĩa akoroku, na akaruma Jehova.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 Mũndũ ũcio mwĩtĩĩi ndarongoragia Ngai; meciiria-inĩ make mothe ndeciiragia ũhoro wa Ngai.
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 Njĩra ciake ciikaraga igaacĩire hĩndĩ ciothe; we nĩ mwĩtĩĩi mũno, namo mawatho maku nĩmamũraihĩrĩirie; we nĩkũnyũrũria anyũrũragia arĩa marĩ ũthũ nake.
His course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 Eĩĩraga na ngoro yake atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ ũndũ ũngĩnyinainia; ndĩrĩkoragwo ndĩ mũkenu hĩndĩ ciothe na gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ngoona thĩĩna.”
He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
7 Kanua gake kaiyũrĩte irumi na maheeni, o na kũguoyohithania; mĩtangĩko na mĩario mĩũru ĩrĩ rũrĩmĩ-inĩ rwake.
His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
8 Aikaraga oheirie andũ hakuhĩ na matũũra: ageterera arĩa matarĩ na ũũru akamooraga, aikaraga acũthĩrĩirie na hitho mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ na mũmũteithia.
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
9 Aikaraga oheirie o ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ kĩmamo-inĩ kĩaguo; agaikara oheirie nĩguo anyiite arĩa matarĩ na hinya; anyiitaga arĩa matarĩ na hinya, akamakururia akamatwara mũtego-inĩ wake.
He secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
10 Ahehenjaga andũ acio matarĩ na wa kũmateithia, makaringĩka; magũũaga thĩ nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wake.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 Eĩĩraga na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Mũrungu nĩariganĩirwo: nĩehumbĩrĩte ũthiũ na ndoonaga.”
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Arahũka, Jehova! Ambararia guoko gwaku na igũrũ, Wee Mũrungu. Tiga kũriganĩrwo nĩ arĩa matarĩ na hinya.
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
13 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu arume Ngai? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga eĩĩre na ngoro atĩrĩ, “We ndangĩrĩhania?”
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?
14 No rĩrĩ, Wee Ngai, Wee nĩwonaga mathĩĩna o na kĩeha, ũkoona ũhoro ũcio ũkawamũkĩra moko-inĩ maku. Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ wa kũmũteithia eneanaga harĩwe. Wee nĩwe mũteithia wa andũ arĩa matarĩ maithe mao.
Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Una guoko kwa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu na kwa ũrĩa mũũru; mũrĩhie nĩ ũndũ wa waganu wake ũcio ũtangĩmenyeka.
Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 Jehova nĩwe Mũthamaki wa nginya tene; ndũrĩrĩ nĩigathira ciehere bũrũri-inĩ wake.
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish out of his land.
17 Wee Jehova, nĩũiguaga wendi wa andũ arĩa anyamaarie; nĩũmomagĩrĩria, na ũgathikĩrĩria gũkaya kwao,
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 ũgitagĩra andũ arĩa matarĩ maithe na arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie, nĩgeetha mũndũ, ũrĩa ũrĩ o wa thĩ, ndagacooke gwĩkanĩra guoya.
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
